Legal Opinion
Kenneth Lee Hopkins v. Robert Patrick Jarvis, Dekalb County, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1981No. 80-7268PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth Lee Hopkins was sentenced for criminal contempt in state court for failure to pay court-ordered alimony and child support. In this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 action, he alleges that his conviction and sentence violated due process because he was not given notice that he was subject to criminal contempt. We conclude that Hopkins received adequate notice and affirm the district court’s denial of habeas corpus.
The controversy arose out of a divorce action between appellant and his then wife, Sharon Hopkins, in the Superior Court of Dekalb County, Georgia. On July 21, 1978,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Limmie West, III v. State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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- United States v. RizzoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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